Toy



April 13, 1937. C, DULEY 2,076,627

TOY

Filed April 22, 1955 2 sheets-sheet 2 y 2% r f2 .3J 49 P/ *130 O -I 23Z0 *"33 .55 35 /Z Z] l Y. '7//////// Patented Apr. 13, 1937 UNITEDSTATES TOY Crice L. Duley, Mounds, 111., assignor of one-third toWilliam Duley, Mounds, Ill.

Application April 22,

1 Claim.

'Ihis inventio-n relates to toys of the mobile type and one object ofthe invention is to provide a toy of this character including a toyanimal mounted upon a portable support and adapted to have motionsimparted to it as the support is drawn along a floor or other surfaceand also including a figure representing a rider having movementsimparted thereto by movements of the animal.

Another object of the invention is to so construct and mount the animaland also so mount the rider that as the toy is drawn forwardly, therider will execute acrobatic movements and return to a position at restupon the animal. Therefore, the rider will give a realisticrepresentation of a bareback rider standing upon a horse and performingflip flops and other acrobatic movements'.

Another object of the invention is to not only cause the rider toexecute acrobatic movements, but also cause the animal to executemovements similar to those of a bucking horse and thus give theimpression that the horse is attempting to throw the rider.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a view showing the improved toy partially in side elevationand partially in section.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View, taken transversely of the toyalong the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view and illustrating a modied mechanism forimparting movement to the animals hind legs.

Figure 5 is a section taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

This improved toy is intended to be drawn along a floor, sidewalk orother similar surface, and has a base I carrying a bolster 2 adjacentits rear end to which the axle 3 of the rear wheels 4 is secured bystaples or equivalent fasteners 5, it being understood that they rearaxle may be rigidly secured against the bolster and the wheels turnabout the axle, or the rear wheels fixed to the axle and the axlemounted for rotation. VThe front wheels 6 are fixed to ends of a crankshaft or front axle 'I which is journaled in bearing 50 brackets 8mounted atvopposte sides of the platform, and by referring to Figure 2it will be seen that the crank arm of the shaft or front axle 'I islocate-d substantially midway the width of the platform and directlybelow a slot I0 formed in 55 the platform and extending longitudinallythereof. A yoke I I formed of wire has its arms pivotally engaged inopenings I2 formed through the forward end portions of the bearingbrackets 8 and in order to limit downward movement of the 60 yoke, therehas been provided a cross bar I 3 which 1935, Serial N0. 17,699

(Cl. l16--108) extends transversely of the platform under the yoke andhas its ends secured to the bearing brackets so that it not only limitsdownward movement of the yoke but also serves to brace the bearingbrackets. is bent to form an eye I4 through which is loosely engaged aneye I5 at the rear end of a handle I6 which is also formed from a strandof stiff wire. It will be understood that the handleY maybe oi' anylength desired which will permit it to be easily grasped by a smallchil-d and the toy drawn along the oor or pavement.

The toy animal has the configuration of a horse and consists of a bodyI1 formed at its front with a neck I8 and head I9, and while the bodyhas been shown formed of wood and solid except for a passage 20 whichextends diagonally from the rear end of the body at a downward inclinetoward the front of the body, it will be understood that the body couldbe formed of sheet metal with a passage formed through it by a metaltube or the like and also that the body could be formed of moldedcomposition instead of being cut from wood. The front and rear legs 2land 22 are disposed at the front and rear of the body at oppoalentfasteners 24 against opposite sides of a block 25 which is firmlysecured upon the base I just back of the slot IIJ.y l

The body is to4 have pivotal movement relative to the front legs whenthe toy is in use, and in order to cause this motion to take place,there has been provided a pitman or elongated link 26 which is formedfrom a strand of stiff wire and has its forward end formed into an eye2I loosely engaged about the crank 9 of the front axle and its rear endformed into an eye 28 loosely engaged about a pin 29 which extendstransversely through the body adjacent the forward end of the passage20. The pitman extends through the slot Il) and between the front legsof the animal, and by referring to Figure 1, it will bereadily seen thatwhen the toy is drawn forwardly and the crank shaft or axle rotated,reciprocating motion will be imparted to the pitman and cause the bodyto be swung vertically about the pivot 23. Therefore, the rear portionof the body will swing upwardly while the head moves'downwardly, asindicated by dotted lines in this ligure, and then return to the normalposition shown in full lines. Therefore, the body will have movementsimy parted to it corresponding to those of a kicking horse. n

The rear legs of the animal are also to have pivotal movement impartedto them during movement of the body so that they will simulate themovements of the rear legs of a kicking horse.

The intermediate portion of the wire Therefore, the rear legs will bemounted and operated either as shown in Figure 1 or as shown in Figure4. In Figure 1 the hind legs are pivotally mounted by a pin 30 whichextends trans- 5 versely through the body, as shown in Figure 3.

Upper portions of the rear legs are'c'onnected by a pin 3| which passestransversely through the rear portion of the passage and is engagedthrough arcuate slots 32 formed in the body andv communicating with thepassagey 20 through opposite side walls thereof. A pitman rod 33 'exetends longitudinallyin the passage 20 with its rear end formed into aneye 34 looselyengaged about the pin 3| and the forward end portion ofthe pitman 33 projects from the forward'end e of the passage andterminates in an eyeV 35 en- 4, the passage 31, which corresponds to thepas- Y sage 20, is of greater width longitudinally of the body and thepin 3| and'slots 32 have been omitted. The hind legs instead of beingpivoted bymeans of a straight pin 30, are fixed to the squared endportions of a crank shaft 38 which lis journaled through openings 39formed in the body at opposite sides of the passage 31 Sand has itscrank arm 40 disposed within the passage and loosely engaged by the eye34 of the pitman rod V35. In this embodiment of the invention, the

40 operation is the same as previously described,

except that the pitman rod 33 is connected with a crank shaft to which4the legs are firmly secured, whereas in the Vform shown -in Figure 1the pitman -rod is connected with a pin 3| carried 5 by thelegsV andslidably engaged through arcuate vslots 32.V `lneither construction,reciprocation of the pitman 26 as the front axle turns will cause thebodyof the Vanimal -to swing aboutthepivot j 6523, and as the bodymoves,- the rear legs will be ,5

swung upwardly and vthen downwardly similar to the `manner in which thehind legs Vof a horse are Imoved -when"kicking Y e e e Y The rider hasthe conguration of -a man and in :the -present illustration has beenpainted to represent a circus clown.- The arms 4|, which are Vbent atthe VVelbow to extend forwardly with the hands 42 in front of the body43,` are rigid Y with the vbody but the legs 44 areA pivoted to the bodyby a pin 45. A yoke 46 which is U-shaped` andformed from a bent strandof stiif wire has ,its bridge portion loosely engaged through Vanopening formed in the hands42 and at opposite sides ofthe hands carriesspacing `sleeves 41 Whichserve Vto hold they figure in a. centralized eposition relative to the yoke vso that theiigure may swing about thebridge ofthe yoke, as` indicated by the dottedV lines in Figurel. arms-of the yoke extend forwardly from the handswhen the rider is standingupon the horses Y back and are disposed at an inclinewith portions ofthearms at opposite sides of the horses neck.

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The arms are disposed between pins 48 and 49 which project from the neckand head, and the extreme ends of the arms `arer bent inwardly to formfingers 50which are loosely received in an opening or socket 5| formedtransversely through the head at the inner end of the mouth of thehorse. Therefore, the yoke will be pivotally mountedfor swingingmovement from the po-v fsition shown in full lines in Figure 1 where itsarms rest against projecting endslof the pin 49 when v,the rider isstanding upon the horses back to the position indicated by dotted lineswhen the horse kicks, as indicated by dottedv lines in Fig-V ure 1. Theyoke swingsfreely from the position in which it rests against the endsof the pin 48 to the forward position jlnwhich it, rests `against Y theends of the pin 49 and as it stops fwitha jolt, the figure representingthe rider will be -caused to swing about the bridge of the yoke and therider will perform va `complete or partial flip flop. Y By the timeY theyoke strikes the projecting end vportions of thepin 49, the body of thehorse will be returning to the normal position in which the rear legsrest upon the platform or base and the yoke Will then return to itsnormal rearwardly kinclined position so that the rider will be reeturned to a standing .position vupon Vtheback of the horse. Y It willthus be seen that V.when the toy is in use and drawn .along a floor. orsidewalk, the horse will have movements corresponding'to those of abucking or kicking horseand the rider will perform vacrobatic movementssuch asf'turn Having thus describedA the invention, what is claimed asnew is: Y V Ina toy, a base, a `figure over the base representing ananimal and including a body having a neck and a head at zits front end,front and rear legs pivoted to the fbody, the front legshaving theirlower ends fixed to the base and the -rear legs being free from thebase, means forimparting tilting movement to the body about upper endsof the front legs and swinging movement to the rear legs, a rider oversaid animal` having pivoted legs and forwardlyY projecting- Yhands', ayoke straddling the neck of the animal and consisting of a bridgeportion at its upper end loosely engaged through the hands of the riderto mount the rider for swinging movement about thebrldge and armsextending from the bridgeV portionat opposite sidesof the neck oftheanimal andat their lower endspivotally connected withY the head of theanimal at opposite sides thereofito mount the yoke for swinging movementlongi' tudinally of the animal, means to limit 'forward the arms Loftheyoke projecting upwardly from Y the neck and head of the animal adistancegreater than the distance between the hands and .the upperandlower ends rofthe body of the rider whereby when forward movement ofthe fyoke is stoppedthe rider may swing forwardly overthe f yoke andthen downwardly `and rearwardly through the yoke and upwardly and 'landin a standing position upon the back ,of the animal and rearwardswinging `vmovementv of theyoke, 60 l

